UNIT 4
Once Upon a Time: Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales

BEND I ♦ Writing in the Footsteps of the Classics

Session 1 – Adapting Classic Tales
A Selection of Recommended Titles
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Norwegian version)
Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper, by Charles Perrault
Little Red Cap, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Adaptation: Cinderelle, by Maggie Beattie Roberts
Adaptation: Winderella, by Shana Frazin
Chart: Prompts to Support Thinking and Talking About Authors' Decisions

Session 2 – Writing Story Adaptations that Hold Together
Chart: If I Change…

Session 6 – Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Assessment Using Self-Reflection
Narrative Writing Checklist, Grades 3 and 4
FIG. 6–1 Simone's final piece

BEND II ♦ Follow the Path: Adapting Fairy Tales with Independence

Session 7 – Goals and Plans Are a Big Deal
Planning Chart: How to Write a Fairy Tale Adaptation
Chart: Ways Authors Adapt Fairy Tales

Session 8 – Telling Stories that Make Readers Shiver
Planning Chart: How to Write a Fairy Tale Adaptation
Video: Ben's Retelling of "The Three Little Pigs"

• Showing dramatization (video 1 of 4): MP4 | WMV
• Using transitions to stitch scenes together (video 2 of 4): MP4 | WMV
• Fairy tales and descriptive language (video 3 of 4): MP4 | WMV
• Storytelling, bit-by-bit (video 4 of 4): MP4 | WMV

Session 11 – Painting a Picture with Words: Revising for Language
Chart: Language Paints a Beautiful Picture
Chart: How to Write a Fairy Tale Adaptation

Session 12 – The Long and Short of It: Editing for Sentence Variety
FIG. 12–2 Sam's powerful edits
FIG. 12–3 Shelly's powerful edits

BEND III ♦ Blazing Trails: Writing Original Fairy Tales

Session 17 – Revising the Magic
Chart: Magic Comes in Many Forms

Session 20 – Happily Ever After: A Fairy Tale Celebration
FIG. 20–1 Simone's final piece
FIG. 20–2 Rocio's final piece
FIG. 20–3 Zander's final piece
FIG. 20–4 Andrew's final piece
FIG. 20–5 Cora's final piece